this errant moment / do'ori II

this errant moment
the honourable speaker's pleas
reverberate in the hall
some listen, some pretend

* * *

and here i muse
your night is my morn
at this very moment
this one moment can be so different
there, the darkness of separation
here, the glow of sadness
distances part longing and desire,
days and nights
and
days and nights
are joined by this moment
this errant moment!



do’ori II
is lamhay mohtaram muqarrir
ki baataiN goonj rahi haiN hall maiN
so’on rahay haiN ghaur say aur kuch lOg
suni un-suni kar rahay haiN

* * *

aur main sOch raha hooN
t'ri yeh shub, m'ri sub'h hay
lamha wohi aik hay
wahaaN neem tareeki
yahaaN magmoom roshni
t'ri kashish o khwaab aur
m'ri khaahish e qurbat nay
shub o roz ki do'ori
do'or kardi ho jaisay